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late of New London, Conn. Lent by the United States National 

 Museum. 



A pair of Meissen vases, 23l^ inches high. Lent by Mr. and Mrs. 

 J. D. Patten, of Du Bois, Pa. 



Three small bronzes by A. L. Barye (1796-1875), as follows: 

 " Panther Surprising Civet Cat ", " Stork on Tortoise ", and " Seated 

 Hare." Lent by Leonard C. Gunnell, of the Smithsonian Institution. 



Two pastel portraits in profile by James Sharpies (about 1751- 

 1811) , of Gen. George Washington and of Martha Washington. These 

 were the property of Washington and hung originally in Mount 

 Vernon. Lent by Mrs. Robert E. Lee, of Washington, D, C, Dr. 

 George Boiling Lee, of New York, N. Y., Mrs. Hanson E. Ely, Jr., 

 of Washington, D. C, and Mrs. William Hunter de Butts, of 

 Upperville, Va. 



Bronze group by Herbert Haseltine, 1920, entitled " Field Artil- 

 lery." Lent by the Honorable Robert Woods Bliss, Washington, 

 D. C. 



An oil painting (one side of a diptych) by Gabrielle DeV. Clem- 

 ents, entitled "An Angel." Lent by the artist, and withdrawn by 

 her before the close of the year. 



A collection of 8 miniatures, 2 silver snuff boxes, a watch, a 

 mourning ring, and a portrait ring. " The Theodosia Lawrence 

 Barnard Talcott Collection ", lent by Miss Lucia B. Hollerith, of 

 Washington, D. C. 



Six miniatures of the Shippen family as follows: Rebecca Lloyd 

 (1785 or 1787), attributed to Richard Cosway (1740-1821); Jane 

 Gray Wall, by John Francis Burrell, London (about 1800) ; Ann 

 Hume Shippen, attributed to Benjamin Trott (about 1770-1839) ; 

 Mrs. Thomas Lee Shippen, signed Bridport; Thomas Lee Shippen, 

 by James Peale — signed I. P. and dated 1793; William Shippen, by 

 James Peale — signed I. P. and dated 1794. Lent by Dr. Lloyd P 

 Shippen, of Washington, D. C. 



GALLERY LOANS RETURNED 



The " Portrait of Mrs. Price ", by William Hogarth, lent to the Art 

 Institute of Chicago for "A Century of Prograss Loan Exhibition 

 of Fine Arts ", from June 1 to October 31, 1934, was returned to 

 the gallery on November 9, 1934. 



Sixteen bound volumes : " Random Records of a Lifetime Devoted 

 to Science and Art, 1846-1932 ", by W. H. Holmes, consisting of 

 letters, manuscripts, photographs, drawings, and sketches, compiled 

 and presented to the National Gallery library by Dr. Holmes, but 

 retained by him for additions when he retired from Government 

 service, were returned by his family during the year. 



